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Celebrate Your Princess Walk ........................... 4
Nature Sightings/Events Calendar ..................... 8
October 2012
Fulshear Scarecrow Festival at Cross Creek Ranch
FREE ADMISSION • October 20th from 11am to 5pm• Scarecrow competition – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes• Grape stomp• Find a needle in a haystack• Find your pumpkin in our pumpkin patch• Children’s Games• Live music• Festive food and drinksVisit www.CrossCreekTexas.com for more information!
Cross Creek Ranch’s’ Halloween SpooktacularBring the whole family to trick or treat down a kid friendly Halloween trail at Cross Creek Ranch’s Spooktacular! Grab your goblins and ghouls, and enjoy pumpkin decorations/carving contest, a kid’s costume contest, and an evening of family fun and music with a faBOOlous life-size kid friendly Halloween character.
• Halloween Arts & Crafts• Kids 12 years of age and under Costume Contest at 6pm• Pumpkin Decoration/Carving Contest at 7pm
Saturday, October 27th • 5:30pm-7:30pmLakeside of the Hill
Don’t want to trick or treat but want to join in the fiendish fun? Then grab your spookiest, scariest decorations and candy, and join your neighbors as we pass out treats from to 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Saturday, October 27th at the hill.
Don’t miss out on the trail of treats along the hill - it’s sure to be a scream! Stop by the Fitness Center to sign up or e-mail:[email protected].
Help Fight Breast Cancer with Yoplait Yogurt LidsSave Lids to Save Lives® and help fight breast cancer. For each pink lid received and each code redeemed online from select Yoplait products by June 30, 2013, General Mills will donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, up to $2,500,000. Donations triggered from the Save Lids to Save Lives program will be donated to Susan G. Komen
for the Cure and their network of more than 120 local affiliates to benefit breast cancer outreach programs in local communities. Drop off your Yoplait yogurt lids at the Cross Creek Ranch Fitness Center.
It’s All at the Y in Cross Creek RanchThe YMCA will now be offering some family fun activities in Cross Creek Ranch in the community room.
TAE KWON DOWednesday Nights 5:00-7:30pm, All Ages
DANCEBallet/Tap/Jazz Class on Friday Nights 5:00pm-7:30pm, Ages 3-8.
For more information regarding times and cost, contact the YMCA program director at 979-256-9991.
fun In Cross Creek
Attention all babysitters! Cross Creek Ranch has teamed up with the YMCA to offer a babysitting training course in Cross Creek Ranch. Earn extra money by becoming a certified babysitter.
Babysitting Course
Think Pink!
Babysitting CourseSaturday, December 1st10:30 am to 4:30 pmCommunity Room
Minimum Attendees: At least10; maximum 20$65 for YMCA members; $90 for non-YMCA members
$10 Book Fee
Ages 10-15
To register, visit The Katy Family YMCA or call 281-392-5055
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Cross Creek Welcome Center281-344-9882
Cross Creek Ranch Fitness Center281-344-0078
Homeowner Intranet www.crosscreekranch.net
Café at Cross Creek Ranch281-341-1587
Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library281-346-1432
SERVICE PROVIDERS Homeowners Association - CIA ServicesRenea Miksch, HOA Community [email protected]
Trash -Royal Trash Collection713-526-1536
Water -Severn Trent Services 281-398-8211
Cable/Internet - AT&T U-Verse www.att.com/u-verse
City of Fulshear281-346-1796www.fulsheartexas.gov
Fulshear Post Office281-533-9146
Fort Bend County Sheriff281-341-4665
Fulshear Police Department281-346-2202
Fire Department281-346-2800
Animal Control281-342-1512
Emergency - 911
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Personal Training
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Babysitting Course
Did you know that Cross Creek Fitness offers Personal Training? Our certified personal trainers can help you identify your goals and provide you with a program to attain them. We offer many different personal training packages for people of all ages and backgrounds.
According to the International Health and Fitness Association, seventy-five percent of people who exercise are not getting the results they want, but of the 25 percent who are succeeding, 90 percent of them are working with a personal trainer. Success goes far beyond reaching your physical goals; a personal trainer can also help you to modify your habits to support a healthy and happy lifestyle.
Stop by the Fitness Center to talk to a personal trainer to see how you can reach you fitness goals or contact us at [email protected] or 281-344-0078. If you have never worked with a Cross Creek Ranch personal trainer, please contact us for a complimentary demo session.
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6:00 - 6:30Sculpt & Core(April)
9:00 - 9:30Boot Camp(April)
6:00 - 6:30Boot Camp(April)
6:00 - 6:45Total Strength(Kristen)
7:00 - 8:00Yin Yoga(Jolie)
9:00 - 9:30Boot Camp (April)
6:00 - 6:30Boot Camp(April)
6:45 - 7:45Zumba(Beatriz)
9:00 - 9:30Boot Camp(Kristen)
8amRuan Club(Self-led)
8:30 - 9:15Stroller Fit(Lawrence)
8:30 - 9:15Stroller Fit(Lawrence)
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday
4:30am – 5:00am* 5:00am – 11:00am 11:00am – 4:00pm* 4:00pm – 9:30pm
Friday
4:30am – 5:00am* 5:00am – 11:00am 11:00am – 4:00pm* 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday
4:30am – 8:00am* 8:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday
4:30am – 1:00pm* 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Cross Creek Ranch
6440 Cross Creek Bend Lane
Fulshear, TX 77441
P: 281-344-0078
F: 281-344-9995
*Access is limited to Cross Creek Ranch residents that have a valid CCR ID Card and are over the age of 18.
Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy their Labor Day at Cross Creek Ranch! Residents were treated to a deejay, snow cones and lucky winners of the games won Sugarland Skeeters tickets!
Splish Splash… CCR Residents Celebrate Labor Day at the Adventure Island Water Park!
Cross Creek Ranch National Night Out
CCR Volunteers Needed to Help Keep Fulshear
Beautiful!On Nov. 3, the City of Fulshear is having their annaul Beauti-Fulshear. The Beauti-Fulshear projects support and assist in local area clean up and beautification of the Fulshear community. Let’s help keep our city beautiful, to volunteer with the Cross Creek Ranch Clean-Up Team, please email Robin at [email protected]. All ages are welcome!
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It’s time to think pink in Cross Creek Ranch! On Saturday,
October 27th, Cross Creek Ranch is hosting the fourth annual Celebrate Your Princess - Support the Cause, Breast Cancer Awareness Event. Sponsored by Johnson Development and CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital, the celebration begins with a 1 mile walk through Cross Creek Ranch followed by a Pink Pamper Party for event participants, pet pampering by Waggin Tails Pet Ranch and a Pink Market featuring art, jewelry, clothing and more. Children’s events will be featured in the Kids Zone with pumpkin decorating, bounce houses, rock walls and face painting.
Volunteers, sponsors and most importantly, Cross Creek Ranch resident cancer survivors are needed to participate in this event. Vendor booths are available for the Pink Market, and businesses are invited to participate in the Pink Pamper Party. If you would like to get involved in this community-wide event, please contact Dana Mersiovsky
at 291.599.6696 or dana.
Let’s get our pink on and support
breast cancer awareness!
Register for the Princess Walk TODAY at
www.crosscreektexas.com!
Celebrate Your Princess Support the Cause Breast Cancer
Awareness Event
Sunday, October 7th, 2012Start time: 7am
The 2nd Annual Oktoberfest Triathlon will start with a beautiful 400 meter swim, 15 mile bike through the beautiful countryside of Fulshear, Texas followed by a 3 mile run through the beautiful Cross Creek Ranch. Enjoy food by My Fit Foods, beer by No Label Brewing Co., music, and much more. For more information contact [email protected] or www.itrievents.net.
2nd Annual Oktob er fest
Triathlon in Cross Creek Ranch
THANK YOU!To everyone who attended our Health Personation “Are Your Cells Protected?“ and the fitness center’s Foam Roller Clinic !
Turn on your porch light, step outside and get to know your neighbors and celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, October 2nd from
6:30-8:00pm. Enjoy a small NNO get together in your section with family while meeting your neighbors and getting a visit from the City of Fulshear City’s Police Dept.
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• October 2nd - National Night Out in Cross Creek Ranch, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
• October 7th - Oktoberfest Triathlon in Cross Creek Ranch, 7am
• October 7th-21st - Chocolate Fantasy Model Home Tour. Visit www.crosscreektexas.com for details.
• October 20th - Scarecrow Festival in Cross Creek Ranch, 11am - 5pm
• October 27th - Celebrate Your Princess Walk, 7am
• October 27th - Spooktacular at The Hill, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
• November 3rd - Keep Fulshear Beautiful
Calendar of Events
www.crosscreektexas.comwww.facebook.com/crosscreektexasto receive community updates and event photos
Nature SightingsWhat type of wildlife have you seen in CCR? Share your story at [email protected].
PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES ‘CASSIAN’S CHOICE’
Grow in full sun or part shade in warmer climates. Fountain grass is extremely adaptable growing in most types of soils that are moist and well-drained.
Fountain grass is one of the most suitable grasses for the home landscape offering three seasons of interest. It is versatile and dependable in the landscape with a graceful fountain-like form. The flower heads of fountain grass are attractive in fresh and dried flower arrangements. ‘Cassian’s Choice’ is a dwarf variety of fountain grass that exhibits excellent fall color.
Place it in the front of the flower border for maximum appreciation.Cassian’s Choice